I went in under the impression that in dynasty start up draft.. RBs aren't as value as normal because of their limited years. The RBs FLEW off the board. I'm hoping Sprolles / Gore can hold off, and then rookie rbs are always biggest rookies ever year

Really don't like that running back situation, and I'm usually not a huge RB guy. Although, I guess Sproles is probably pretty solid in ppr? If it had to be Sproles/Gore, I'd have rather seen a high upside guy somewhere on the bench.

It was just insane, every pick was rb.. So I just tried to collect value.

I then planned on collecting really high upside backups, but at that point people kept selecting rbs that were borderline even making their nfl teams. So I just figured screw it and took Stevie Johnson and maclin. I couldn't justify taking the rbs that were going over them.

Passing on an RB at 5 seems risky, but the more I look at it and think about it, the more I like how you handled the draft. I am shocked you got Brees in the 4th in a dynasty draft. That is an awesome pick. Running backs are volatile. Mega, Graham, and Brees are three of the least volatile players you can draft. Brees + Graham should win you some weeks. I am a big fan of not buying into a run if you can steal talent at a different position by skipping the run. Looks like you definitely did that. If you are vigilant about opportunities to get some running backs with upside, then I think you will come out ahead.

Who were the top 4 RBs? If Martin or Richardson were there at 5 I'd probably rather see that pick, but I can understand going with Mega if those two were snapped up.

Kraftster wrote:Passing on an RB at 5 seems risky, but the more I look at it and think about it, the more I like how you handled the draft. I am shocked you got Brees in the 4th in a dynasty draft. That is an awesome pick. Running backs are volatile. Mega, Graham, and Brees are three of the least volatile players you can draft. Brees + Graham should win you some weeks. I am a big fan of not buying into a run if you can steal talent at a different position by skipping the run. Looks like you definitely did that. If you are vigilant about opportunities to get some running backs with upside, then I think you will come out ahead.

Who were the top 4 RBs? If Martin or Richardson were there at 5 I'd probably rather see that pick, but I can understand going with Mega if those two were snapped up.

Actually, I just looked.

I went: Calvin, Graham, Thomas, Fitzgerald, THEN Brees, then my rbs

No one was touching qbs yet, I didn't want to jump that early, the rbs were looking pretty bad already at that point (I actually think where I got Sprolles / Gore was great compared to other rbs selected around them).. So I just went Fitz (thinking he can be great with Palmer / Arians)

So yea, I got Brees in the 5th round just to give an impression of how rb-focused the draft was for everyone else.

Kraftster wrote:Passing on an RB at 5 seems risky, but the more I look at it and think about it, the more I like how you handled the draft. I am shocked you got Brees in the 4th in a dynasty draft. That is an awesome pick. Running backs are volatile. Mega, Graham, and Brees are three of the least volatile players you can draft. Brees + Graham should win you some weeks. I am a big fan of not buying into a run if you can steal talent at a different position by skipping the run. Looks like you definitely did that. If you are vigilant about opportunities to get some running backs with upside, then I think you will come out ahead.

Who were the top 4 RBs? If Martin or Richardson were there at 5 I'd probably rather see that pick, but I can understand going with Mega if those two were snapped up.

Actually, I just looked.

I went: Calvin, Graham, Thomas, Fitzgerald, THEN Brees, then my rbs

No one was touching qbs yet, I didn't want to jump that early, the rbs were looking pretty bad already at that point (I actually think where I got Sprolles / Gore was great compared to other rbs selected around them).. So I just went Fitz (thinking he can be great with Palmer / Arians)

So yea, I got Brees in the 5th round just to give an impression of how rb-focused the draft was for everyone else.

Kraftster wrote:Passing on an RB at 5 seems risky, but the more I look at it and think about it, the more I like how you handled the draft. I am shocked you got Brees in the 4th in a dynasty draft. That is an awesome pick. Running backs are volatile. Mega, Graham, and Brees are three of the least volatile players you can draft. Brees + Graham should win you some weeks. I am a big fan of not buying into a run if you can steal talent at a different position by skipping the run. Looks like you definitely did that. If you are vigilant about opportunities to get some running backs with upside, then I think you will come out ahead.

Who were the top 4 RBs? If Martin or Richardson were there at 5 I'd probably rather see that pick, but I can understand going with Mega if those two were snapped up.

Actually, I just looked.

I went: Calvin, Graham, Thomas, Fitzgerald, THEN Brees, then my rbs

No one was touching qbs yet, I didn't want to jump that early, the rbs were looking pretty bad already at that point (I actually think where I got Sprolles / Gore was great compared to other rbs selected around them).. So I just went Fitz (thinking he can be great with Palmer / Arians)

So yea, I got Brees in the 5th round just to give an impression of how rb-focused the draft was for everyone else.

He's 28 and a RB.... For dynasty in which you keep player as long as you want, I figured Calvin will give me a lot more elite years... ADP probably only has like 3 more years at the top (if you go by what rbs do historically around 30... granted if anyone could buck that trend it'd be ADP)

ADP is CLEARLY #1 in regular leagues.. I had him ranked #12 in dynasty though.

He's 28 and a RB.... For dynasty in which you keep player as long as you want, I figured Calvin will give me a lot more elite years... ADP probably only has like 3 more years at the top (if you go by what rbs do historically around 30... granted if anyone could buck that trend it'd be ADP)

I think too many people outsmart themselves in dynasty startup drafts. The only 2 backs I would consider over Peterson are Martin and Richardson. Too many things can change from year to year in the NFL. I would take Petersons 3-4 years well before I would worry about his age. No problem with the Calvin pick though. He is a Top 3 pick in most dynasty startups right now.